D - Australia & Oceania 1

This is a true story. While its narration is not always chronological, yet all the incidents herein told are facts which occurred in the experience of the writer, or within his knowledge. All the c……続きを見る

What role does history play in contemporary society? Has the frenetic pace of today’s world led people to lose contact with the past? A high-profile team of researchers from across Canada sought to ……続きを見る

Set in a seaside Resort Town on the Queensland Coast of Australia amid the glitz and glamour of a millionaire's playground, a tale of exploitation by the wealthy of the disenfranchised, the homeless……続きを見る

This literary treasure provides one of the earliest glimpses into pre colonial Hawaaiin culture. This book, one of six written by Dr. Westervelt, is a fascinating compilation of Hawaiian legends and……続きを見る

For 50 years, until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Soviet Union ran a campaign of repression, imprisonment, political trials and terror against its 3 million Jews. In Australia, political leaders……続きを見る

An authoritative demographic history of the New Zealand family from 1840–2005, this reference is a collection of statistics that interprets the changing role of the family and its members. Using det……続きを見る

Following on from The Fountain of Public Prosperity, the acclaimed historical account of Australian evangelical Christianity in the period preceding the First World War, in this major new contributi……続きを見る

The cover photograph is of the author alongside 'a child of Noah'. Why? Because this statue at Purekireki Marae, Pirongia in the Waikato, depicts an ancestor of the Patupaiarehe people and Nuku (Noa……続きを見る

God’s Triangle is a detective story – a true detective story. It began not as a book, but as a small addition to the author's family history file. The more journalist Ian D. Richardson learned about……続きを見る

Despite upheavals in ownership over the past three decades, the name Angus & Robertson remains to date the most recognised book-retailing brand in Australia. However, it is little known that through……続きを見る

‘Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970’ traces the history of the printed book in Australia, particularly the production and business context that mediated Australia……続きを見る

Despite upheavals in ownership over the past three decades, the name Angus & Robertson remains to date the most recognised book-retailing brand in Australia. However, it is little known that through……続きを見る

Embark on a transformative journey through Indigenous health in Australia with "Healing Across Cultures," authored by Graham Player, with contribution from Hugh McClung. Drawing on over forty years ……続きを見る

The term Polynesia refers to a cultural and geographical area in the Pacific Ocean, bound by what is commonly referred to as the Polynesian Triangle, which consists of Hawai'i in the north, New Zeal……続きを見る

"A richly entertaining series of Hawaiian tales with explanatory facts, which will delight and inform both the folklore fan and the general reader " -The Honolulu Advertiser Hawaiian Legends of Volc……続きを見る

Science, Sexuality, and Race in the United States and Australia, 1780–1940, Revised Edition is a sociohistorical tour de force that examines the entwined formation of racial theory and sexual constr……続きを見る

The official religion brought to Australia with the First Fleet was Evangelical Christianity, the ‘vital religion’ then shaping public policy through William Wilberforce and his fellow evangelicals.……続きを見る

Musical sounds are some of the most mobile human elements, crossing national, cultural, and regional boundaries at an ever-increasing pace in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Whole musical ……続きを見る

Drawing on digital criminal records, this book traces the life courses of young convicts who were sentenced at the Old Bailey and transported to Van Diemen's Land in the early 19th century. It explo……続きを見る

Legends of Maui (1910) is a collection of Hawaiian folktales and myths anthologized by W. D. Westervelt. Paying homage to the importance of Maui across Polynesian cultures, Westervelt introduces his……続きを見る

Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (1916) explores Hawaiian folktales and myths collected by W. D. Westervelt. Connecting the origin story of Hawaii to the traditions of other Polynesian cultures, Wester……続きを見る

In W. D. Westervelt's 'Hawaiian Historical Legends', readers are transported to the rich cultural tapestry of Hawaii through a collection of myths and folklore that have been passed down through gen……続きを見る

The first edition of Feathered Gods and Fishhooks was the pioneering synthesis of ancient Hawaiian civilization from an archaeological perspective. This long-awaited revised edition now brings the f……続きを見る

Hawaiian Mythology is a collection of books by William Drake Westervelt, one of Hawaii's foremost authorities on island folklore. It contains five books Westervelt wrote about Hawaiian legends, folk……続きを見る

Hawaiian Mythology is a collection of books by William Drake Westervelt, one of Hawaii's foremost authorities on island folklore. It contains five books Westervelt wrote about Hawaiian legends, folk……続きを見る

D. D. Mann's 'The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811)' is a seminal work that provides a comprehensive insight into the socio-political landscape of New South Wales during the early 19th centu……続きを見る